Lesson 1 - Japanese Flashcards

1
Q

どのように

A

how

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2
Q

迷う[道に]

まよう[みちに]

A

lose [one’s way]

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3
Q

先輩

せんぱい

A

senior (student, collegue, etc)

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4
Q

まるで

A

just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)

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5
Q

明るい[性格が〜]

あかるい[せいかくが〜]

A

cheerful [personality]

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6
Q

父親

ちちおや

A

father

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7
Q

みずうみ

A

lake

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8
Q

目指す

めざす

A

aim at, have one’s eye on

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9
Q

いのち

A

life

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10
Q

おせち料理

おせちりょうり

A

traditional Japanese food for the New Year

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11
Q

初詣で

はつもうで

A

traditional practice of visiting a shrine or temple during the New Year to pray for happiness

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12
Q

たたみ

A

tatami mat

think straw mat used for flooring in traditional Japanese rooms

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13
Q

座布団

ざぶとん

A

square floor cushion for sitting or kneeling on

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14
Q

ゆか

A

floor

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15
Q

正座

せいざ

A

formal kneeling position, with buttocks on heels, body upright, and hands in lap

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16
Q

おじぎ

A

bow (greeting)

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17
Q

作家

さっか

A

writer, author

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18
Q

〜中[留守〜]

〜ちゅう[るす〜]

A

while [while out]

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19
Q

いっぱい

A

full, crowded

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20
Q

どんなに

A

however, no matter how

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21
Q

立派[な]

りっぱ[な]

A

wonderful, grand

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22
Q

欠点

けってん

A

failing, shortcoming

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23
Q

〜過ぎ

〜すぎ

A

past, after, gone

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24
Q

似合う

にあう

A

suit, look good in

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25
Q

それで

A

so, therefore

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26
Q

お礼

おれい

A

thanks, appreciation

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27
Q

ポイント

A

key point

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28
Q

内容

ないよう

A

contents

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29
Q

聞き取る

ききとる

A

comprehend by listening

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30
Q

表現

ひょうげん

A

expression

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31
Q

迷う

まよう

A

be unable to decide [between A and B]

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32
Q

部分

ぶぶん

A

part

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33
Q

市民

しみん

A

citizen

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34
Q

会館

かいかん

A

assembly hall

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35
Q

市民会館

しみんかいかん

A

community center

36
Q

伝統的[な]

でんとうてき[な]

A

traditional

37
Q

実際に

じっさいに

A

actually

38
Q

そういう

A

that kind of

39
Q

ふだん

A

ordinary, usual

40
Q

何とか

なんとか

A

somehow or other

41
Q

イントネーション

A

intonation

42
Q

奨学金

しょうがくきん

A

scholarship, bursary

43
Q

推薦状

すいせんじょう

A

reference, letter of recommendation

44
Q

交流

こうりゅう

A

social interchange

(cf. _______パーティー: get-to-know-you party)

45
Q

司会

しかい

A

presiding over (a meeting or social event)

46
Q

目上

めうえ

A

superior, of higher status

47
Q

断る

ことわる

A

refuse

48
Q

引き受ける

ひきうける

A

accept

49
Q

印象

いんしょう

A

impression

50
Q

チェックする

A

check

51
Q

[お]住まい

[お]すまい

A

residence

52
Q

たたむ

A

fold

53
Q

重ねる

かさねる

A

place one on top of the other

54
Q

板張り

いたばり

A

wooden (floor, ceiling, etc.)

55
Q

素足

すあし

A

without socks

56
Q

使い分ける

つかいわける

A

use selectively

57
Q

良さ

よさ

A

merit, good quality

58
Q

読み取る

よみとる

A

understand by reading or scrutinizing

59
Q

旅行者

りょこうしゃ

A

tourist, traveller

60
Q

〜者

〜しゃ

A

-er (person)

61
Q

最も

もっとも

A

most

62
Q

非常に

ひじょうに

A

very, extremely

63
Q

それほど

A

to that extent

64
Q

代表する

だいひょうする

A

represent

65
Q

全体

ぜんたい

A

whole

66
Q

敷く

しく

A

lay (a tatami mat), lay out (a futon, floor cusions)

67
Q

ちょうど

A

just (as in ‘X is just like Y’)

68
Q

何枚も

なんまいも

A

many (flat objects)

69
Q

つける[名前を〜]

A

apply, give [a name to]

70
Q

やまとことば

A

word of purely Japanese origin

71
Q

動かす

うごかす

A

move

72
Q

組み合わせる

くみあわせる

A

combine, join together

73
Q

客間

きゃくま

A

drawing room, parlor

74
Q

居間

いま

A

living room, sitting room

75
Q

仕事部屋

しごとべや

A

workroom, study

76
Q

ワラ

A

straw

77
Q

イグサ

A

mat rush

78
Q

呼吸する

こきゅうする

A

breathe

79
Q

湿気

しっけ

A

moisture, dampness

80
Q

取る[湿気を〜]

とる[しっけを〜]

A

remove [moisture]

81
Q

快適[な]

かいてき[な]

A

comfortable

82
Q

清潔[な]

せいけつ[な]

A

clean

83
Q

本文

ほんぶん

A

main text

84
Q

一戸建て

いっこだて

A

detached house

85
Q

小学生

しょうがくせい

A

prime (elementary) school student